Question
Explain the terms:
  1. Basidiocarp.
  2. Basidia.
  3. Basidiospores.

Answer

  1. Basidiocarp: It may be minute or very large structure which bears basidia, e.g., Bracket fungi, puffballs.

  2. Basidia: These are special reproductive bodies of Basidiomycetes where karyogamy, meiosis and basidiospore formation occurs.

  3. Basidiospores: These are meiospores of Basidiomycetes. Basidiospores are borne at the tips of sterigmata or outgrowths of basidia.

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